Portable stand for displaying garments



H. C. SHORT.

PORTABLE STAND FOR DISPLAYING GARMENfSf APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1922.

1,426,225,, PatentedAq g.15,1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET. I.

H. C. SHORT.

PORTABLE STAND FOR DISPLAYING GARMENIS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1922.

Patented Aug. 15, 1-922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET T 0 all whom it may concern:

HENRY CHARLES snoa'r, or SOUTHALL, ENGLAND;

PORTABLE STAND non DISPLAYING GARMENtrs; 2

Specification of Letters Patent. Ailg, i5, 1922.

Application filed April 12, 1922. Serial 110,551,842. 1

Be it known that I, HnNRY CHARLES SHORT, a subject of the king of GrreatBritain, residing at 89 Villiers Road, Southall, in the county ofMiddlesex, England,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Stands forDisplaying Garments, of which the following is a specification. i i

The present invention relatesto portable stands for supporting'coats andother garments, and has for its object to provide a stand'which shall besimple in construction, light in weight, and which when not in use maybe disassembled or folded into a very compact space, to facilitate itstransportasamples to the best advantage and at the,

same time preservetheir samples in better condition than if they werelald out 1n a folded condition as is now common.

According to this invention the portable stand comprises, when erectedfor use, a

horizontal tubular member of a' requisitelength supported adjacent itsends by two pairs of legs, each pair being hinged about an axis at rightangles to the length of the bar in such manner that the legs const1-tuting each pair can'be splayed apart and so maintained by a cross piecepivoted to one leg and adapted to engagethe other leg of a pair by itsopposite end, such engagement device being readily releasable.

Further each end of the horizontal bar extending beyond the pivot of theadjacent pair of legs haspivoted thereto one end o1 a I tie rod whichcan be turned downwards into an angular position, and means are providedupon the cross piece whereby the lower end of the rod can be detachablyfixed so that the legs are stayed and the whole structure renderedrigid. The garments can then be suspended from the horizontal bar bymeans ofany well known coat hanger or like de-' vice. V 1 v v folded ashereafter described, thejmembers Such a construction can be readily ofthe pairs of legs being brought together and folded about parallel withthe horizontal bar and the tie rods similarly located.

The invention will be further described with reference to an example ofconstruction shown'on the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is aside elevation of the portable stand in its open or erected position, Fg. 2 IS an endvlew oi' the stand, and 1* 1g: 31s a view drawn to alarger scale, 'o-f-a preferred means of attaching the supporting legs fto the horizontal bar. 7 I

A; stand constructed according to the pres:

ent invention comprises a horizontal tribu lar bar 1, which bar 1 formsthe upper member'of the stand, supported adjacent each end by pairs oflegs 2, 3 jointed'to attach- 4 1 ments on the horizontal bar 1, the saidpairs;

f legs 2', 3 being stayed when erected by tie rods 5, 6 connecting thehorizontal bar 1 to cross pieces 7, 8, see Fig. 2, which latter'serve toconnect the legs together and hold them ata predetermined distanceapart.

The pairs oi" legs 2,3 are attached to the bar 1 at a suitable distancefrom the ends thereof by sleeves 9 fixed to the bar 1, which sleeves 9carry or have made in apiece therewith, lugs 10 which project downwardsto receive bolts or pivots 11 passing at right angles therethrough.

The upper ends of the pairs of supporting ]eg s-2,"3 are constructedwith :lugs12, 13 (F g. 3) which are looselycarried on the bolt'll,springs 14 beingfitted on the bolts 11, between the lugs 10 of thesleeves 9 and the lugs 12, 13 of the' legs, so as to'prevent undesirablelooseness ofthe joint while permitting the legs to be broughttogether-or splayed apart."

In the construction shown the'cross pieces of the legs, and the oppositeend of each cross piece7, 8 is formed with a notch to take over a pin 16on the'opposite leg. upon which pin the cross piece can be held. by,

a winged n'ut'asisho'wni y 7 The tie rods 5, 6 are each'pivoted to the7. S are each pivoted as at 15, Fig. 2,to one bar 1 as aforesaid, theconstruction illustrated showing each tie rod pivoted at 17 to a bracketon the'bar 1 and having at its opposite end a shoulder 18 (orit may be anut) which bears against a'slotted angle bracket 19 when the end of thetie rod has been passed into the slot of'the bracket, and thetie rod isthen clamped in position on" the f bracket by a winged nut asshown'kWhen the stand has been erected an additional bar, preferably tubularsuch as is shown by the dotted lines at 20, may be fitted and besupported by being notched at its ends to engage the cross pieces 7, 8.In some cases where it is desired to erect a plurality of such standsone stand may be connected to another if so desired by socket piecesengaging and connecting the ends of the horizontal bars 1 of suchstands.

Such a stand can be rapidly disassembled for transport by releasing thewinged nuts of the tie rods 5, 6 and removing same from the slottedangle brackets, and releasing and detaching the ends of the cross pieces7, 8 from the legs to which they are detachably fixed, and then thepairs of legs can be respectively brought together and folded up againstthe bar 1, the cross pieces 7,8 brought parallel with the legs, and thetie rods, 5, 6 also brought parallel with the bar 1, and the parts canthen be strapped together. It will be observed that during thisdisassembling and folding no parts have been wholly detached one fromanother, and therefore liability of the structure being rendered uselessby loss of any of its parts is obviated.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by ,(ietters Patentis 1. ,A portable collapsible stand for displaying garments; comprisingin combination a horizontal bar from which said gar- ,ments are to besuspended, a supporting device adjacent each end of said bar, each saidsupporting device comprising a pair of supporting legs, means forloosely pivoting the upper ends of said pair of legs adjacent to eachother and to said horizontal bar near one end thereof and about an axisextending at right angles tosaid bar toallow said pair of legs to'besplayed apart in planes at right angles to the axis of said bar tosupport the latter or be turned about said pivot to about parallel withsaid bar when not required for use, a cross piece for each pair of legs,a pivot secured to one end of said cross piece to one leg of a pair,means fordetachably connecting the other end of the cross piece to theother leg of the pair to hold said legs splayed apart, a tie rod foreach pair of legs, a pivot connecting one end of said tie rodto one endof said? horizontal bar, said tie rod extending angularly. downwards tosaid cross piece of the adjacent pair of legs, and means for detachablyconnecting said end of said tie rod to said cross piece.

2, A portable collapsible stand for displaying garments; comprising incombination a horizontal barfrom which said garments are to besuspended, a supporting device adjacent each end. of said bar, each saidsupporting device comprising a pair of. supporting legs, means forloosely pivoting the upper. ends. of said pair of legs adjacent to eachother and to said horizontal bar near'one end thereof and about an axisextending at right angles to the said bar to allow said pair of legs tobe splayed apart in planes at right angles to the axis of said bar tosupport the latter or be turned about said pivot to about parallel withsaid bar when not required for use, said means for jointing the upperends of each pair of said legs to said horizontal bar comprising asleeve fixed to said horizontal bar having a downwardly projecting lug,a pivot passing through said lug at right angles to said bar, a lug onthe upper end of each leg,each said lug having a hole formedtherethrough through which said pivot loosely passes, said lugs of saidlegs being located on opposite sides of said lug of said sleeve, springslocated around said pivot between the lug of said sleeve and the lugs ofsaid supporting legs, nuts on the ends of said pivot to retain the lugsof said legs thereon, a cross piece for each pair of legs, a pivot tosecure one end of said cross piece to one leg of a pair, and

means for detachably connecting the other end of the cross piece to theother leg of the pair to hold said legs splayed apart, a tie rod foreach pair of legs, a pivot connecting one end of said tie rod to one endof said horizontal bar, said tie rod extending angularly downwards tosaid cross piece of the adjacent pair of legs, and means for de- Itachably connecting said end of said tie rod to said cross piece.

3. A portable collapsible stand for displaying garments; comprising incombination a horizontal bar from whichsaid garments are to besuspended, a supporting device adjacent each end of said bar, each saidsupporting device comprising a pair of supporting legs, means forloosely pivoting the upper ends of said pair of legs adjacent to eachother and to said horizontal bar near one end thereof and about an axisextending at right angles to said bar to allow said pair of legs to besplayed apart in planes at right angles to the axis of said bar tosupport the latter or be turned about said pivot to about parallel withsaid bar when not required for use, a cross piece for each pair of legs,a pivot to secure one end of said cross piece to one leg of a pair, ascrewthreaded pin fixed to and projecting from the. opposite leg and anut screwed on said pin, said cross piece having a notch to take oversaid screwthreadcd pin on said leg and between the latter and the nut onsaid pin to hold said legs splayed apart, a tie rod for each pair oflegs, a pivot connecting one end of said tie rod to one end of saidhorizontal bar, said tie rod extending angularly downwards to said crosspiece of the adjacent pair of legs, and means for detachably connectingsaid end of saidvtie rod to said cross piece.

4:. A portable collapsible stand for displaying garments; comprising incombinaments are to be suspended, a supporting device adjacent each endof said bar, each said supporting device comprising a pair of supportinglegs, means for loosely pivoting'the upper ends of said pair of legsadjacent to each other and to said horizontal bar near one end thereofand about an axis extending at right angles to said bar to allow saidpair of legs to be splayed apart in planes at right angles to the axisofsaid bar to support the latter or be turned about said pivot to aboutparallel with said bar when not required for use, a cross piece for eachpair of legs, a pivot to secure one end of said cross piece to one legof a pair, means for detachably connecting the other end of the crosspiece to the other leg of the pair to hold said legs splayed apart, atie rod for each pair of legs, a bracket on each end of said horizontalbar, a pivot connecting one end of said tie rod to said bracket, anangle bracket fixed centrally on the outer face of said cross piece,said bracket having a slottherein to receive theend of said pivoted tierod, a collar on said tie rod located above said bracket and a nut onthe screwthreaded end of said tie rod below said angle bracket to clampsaid tie rod to said bracket.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY CHARLES SHORT.

Witnesses:

THOMAS W. ROGERS, WILLIAM A. MARSHALL.

